Appeals Court Denies Apple's Samsung Injunction Request

By

Ian Sherr

Jan. 31, 2013 3:16 p.m. ET

SAN FRANCISCO—A U.S. appeals court has denied Apple Inc.'s request to ban sales of a Samsung Electronics Co. smartphone, marking another setback for Apple in the protracted patent battle with its South Korean rival.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said in an order issued Thursday that it denied Apple's request for a rehearing over an injunction it requested against Samsung's "Galaxy Nexus" phone, which was...